The papal basilica, also known as the 'Bethlehem of the West,' houses both the venerated icon of Mary and relics of Christ’s ...

"Let us offer our prayer to the Father so that, like Mary, we may be pilgrims of hope who bring Christ into the world." ...

The experience of the newborn Jesus occurred within the storied walls of the Marian basilica’s Chapel of the Nativity, where ...

Marked by solemn processions and prayers for hope in troubled times, Archbishop Bernard Hebda presided over two opening ...

St. Mary Major, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. Lawrence, Holy Cross and St. Sebastian. Another 12 churches around Rome have been designated “Jubilee churches” and are ...

The Vatican is set to open five sacred portals starting on Christmas Eve to mark a year of forgiveness, during which people ...

The pope will open the Holy Doors, which are usually sealed, in the major churches in Rome, including St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major. He will also open a door in the Rebibbia prison in Rome ...

Cardinal Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as ... the Walls on Jan. 5 and the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Jan. 1. The Holy Doors serve as spiritual ...

"The people traveling to Rome will be here to go through the four Holy Doors, one each at Saint Peter, Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Saint Mary Major, and Saint John Lateran," Butorac said.